Hagley Digital Archives

The Hagley Digital Archives provides online access to selected items from the Hagley Library's collection of images, documents, and publications related to the history of business, technology, and society.

Form listing clothing issued to noncommissioned officers and privates in Company B (Lammot du Pont's company), 5th Regiment Delaware Volunteer Infantry, on 6 May 1863. The form includes the names of men receiving clothing, the amount of clothing they received, and their signatures.

Special order issued by Brigadier General Albin Schoepf, commander of Fort Delaware, directing Captain Lammot du Pont and Captain Hugh Stirling to detach men from their companies (Companies B and D, 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry) to work in the DuPont powder yards. Many of the men in these companies were DuPont employees.

Ordnance department survey on artillery sent to various battery commanders in the field. Its intention was to evaluate the effectiveness of cannons, projectiles, and horse related equipment in field service. This survey was filled out by First Lieutenant Henry Algernon du Pont, commander of Battery B, 5th U.S. Artillery. This survey is for the first quarter of 1864.

Ordnance department survey on artillery sent to various battery commanders in the field. Its intention was to evaluate the effectiveness of cannons, projectiles, and horse related equipment in field service. This survey was filled out by First Lieutenant Henry Algernon du Pont, commander of Battery B, 5th U.S. Artillery. This survey is for the fourth quarter of 1863.

Roster of officers and enlisted men of Company B (Lammot du Pont's company), 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry. The roster includes names, ages, where the men lived, and brief comments on some individuals.

Invoice for clothing issued to Company B (Lammot du Pont's company), 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry while serving at Fort Delaware. The invoice is signed by William Preston, regimental quartermaster of the 5th Delaware.

List of materials needed to make uniforms for the members of 'Company A.' This list includes the names of men in the company along with the exact amount of material needed to make their uniform. 'Company A' is most likely a militia company called the 'Brandywine Home Guard,' which later became part of the 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry.

Resolution of thanks from Company A, 1st Regiment Delaware Volunteers to Captain Febeker, Company A, 1st Regiment Home Guards, for a donation of gloves. A letter from E. Y. Watson, Captain of Company A, 1st Delaware Volunteers, is included. Both are addressed from Camp Hamilton, Virginia.

Lammot du Pont's discharge from military service. He served as Captain of Company B, 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry. The discharge is signed by Major Henry A. Judd, U.S. Army, who was recruiting officer in Wilmington, Delaware.

Discharge of John Flanigan, who served in Company B (Lammot du Pont's company), 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry. The discharge is signed by Major Henry B. Judd, U.S. Army, who was recruiting officer in Wilmington, Delaware. It is countersigned by Lieutenant Isaac H. Richards, who commanded Company B at its mustering out.

Ordnance department survey on artillery sent to various battery commanders in the field. Its intention was to evaluate the effectiveness of cannons, projectiles, and horse related equipment in field service. This survey was filled out by First Lieutenant Henry Algernon du Pont, commander of Battery B, 5th U.S. Artillery. This survey is for the first quarter of 1864.